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  1. Speculations must be backed up by evidence or some sort of proof. If your speculation is untestable, or you don't give us evidence (or a prediction that is testable), your thread will be moved to the Trash Can. If you expect any scientific input, you need to provide a case that science can measure.
  2. Be civil. As wrong as someone might be, there is no reason to insult them, and there's no reason to get angry if someone points out the flaws in your theory, either.
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  1. Started by Tully_Beaver,

    ...that everything is made up of energy, right? When u break anything down to it's smallest, it's energy. So what the F? Apparently, when we die we still exist as energy so what h3ll is going on? Anyone got any thoughts on this. I have read lots of books about past lives, reincarnation etc. Just like to get some other opinions.

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  2. I was reading here and there of how much chinese production in various industries continues to increase (textiles, TV sets etc). Could this actually be a clever way of indirectly creating world wide communism by overproducing everything and letting the prices get lower and lower worldwide ? Since they are a closed society with enormous manpower they could eventually virtually out compete almost everyone in every field. Imagine if they started exporting cars, furniture at the same rate of their textile industry! They could always prove that their communist system can produce unlimited goods for everyone therefore proving that capitalism is not the future ?

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  3. Started by MolecularMan14,

    I've just been looking into some metaphysics stuff online (gotta be careful about that kind of stuff), so I come here to attempt to explain what can only be classified as abnormal science. Anyway, I found something in the lines of Orgone Devices, with James DeMeo and whatnot. Can someone please explain to me what exactly drives his "cloudbuster"?? Or any of his other inventions for that matter? Im not the kind to believe in the "Energy of Life", but the ideas have me curious. I've also heard of Herman Meinke as an "eccentric genius" who's got plenty of ideas on the orgone devices. Does anyone have any thoughts on any of these guys or their "ideas"? Honestly, I wa…

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  4. Guest eswex
    Started by Guest eswex,

    Metaphysics is a completely different concept from pseudoscience. Pseudoscience is something that may look like science at first glance, but ends up having a problem such as not being reproducible. Metaphysics is a branch of philosophy related to natural sciences. Metaphysics is not science. However, scientists do believe in metaphysical ideas or ontologies. If they did not, their theories would mean absolutely nothing. For example, physicists must accept certain mathematical truths or axioms such as x=x or 0+x=x. These truths have nothing to do with science or experimentation, but are considered to be true. Even if physicists discover a single "theory of everythi…

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  5. Started by nameta9,

    Can humanity slowly evolve backwards until it reaches the dark ages again forgetting all its science and technology ? As it is now there are really very few people in the world who understand the hardest parts of technology science and its mathematical procedures. Actually everyone knows just a very small part of our technology. It would not be hard to imagine an evolution where fewer and fewer people know the details until a point reaches where we actually start forgetting crucial parts. Who can make a microprocessor at home? Who knows all the steps necessary? Even the best scientists have to rely on hundreds of other technicians for all the details. Isn't this a very fr…

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  6. Guest cosmos2000
    Started by Guest cosmos2000,

    MANY 666 Calculators in the included links 666 Calculators and AT&T - 666 on your phone keyboard Hello , Please take note about an electronic book from a Canadian, with a brand-new 666 Calculator – Telephone on the domains: http://www.666myth.co.nr (English / Anglais) ISBN 0-973738-02-2 http://www.666mythe.co.nr (French /Francais) ISBN 0-973738-00-6 Please consider it for inclusion in your source database; check it out and have fun. Telephone numerology is based on the alphanumeric coding integrated to the keyboard of your telephone. Actually, the 666 Calculator-Telephone have 75 encoding methods. In the order, you have: 1 = nothing; …

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  7. Started by Coral Rhedd,

    A marriage counselor I know told me this story: A middle-aged couple came to her for therapy because after 30 years of marriage they were contemplating divorce. When she asked why she did not get a clear answer. It sort of amounted to this: The kids are gone now, we are retired, and every day is pretty much the same. She said that they were the most boring couple she had ever met. They had nothing juicy in their past and nothing to be excited about for the future. It was difficult to get them to talk. When they talked, they were both utterly boring. They had few common interests except television. They actually had few interests at all. One day the wife s…

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  8. Started by Mokele,

    An article on the project in question Website of the project itself I happened across this on another forum, and for the life of me, I can't tell if it's legit, a mistake, or just very, very crafty psuedoscience. My immediate reaction was that it's BS, but I don't want to be closed-minded about it, so I dug into it. The first thing that comes to mind is that their random numbers were from a psuedo-random number generation algorithm, but the site actually lists the devices they use, which are apparently based on quantum principles. Then again, they could just be detecting patterns in what quantum assumes is patternless. But why would multiple machines simu…

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  9. Started by Hellbender,

    Has anyone ever heard of "cold-reading" techniques employed by "psychics" to "help" people (my quotation mark liscence is being revoked) talk to their dead relatives? It's a laughably simple way of making the victim of your hoax seem you are a genuine psychic. Through a series of rapid fire random guesses, shotgunning stuff like names and initials and using the victim's body language you can make it seem as though you really are (to the bereaved or gullible anyway) talking to and getting info from their dead loved one. It sickens me that people are still actually duped by these "sleight of mouth" tricks. It especially annoys me when it is someone I know going on about how…

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  10. Started by Doomcorp_1ic,

    Hello everyone . This is my first post on a forum , The reason for it is simple . I SUCK AT MATH ... its sad . now ! I have a design for a pm machine that will work at 128% efficiency However there are manny Manny reasions that knowone has invented a working machine yet . mainly People have never asked the right questions to themselvs . Unfortunatly for me I am to stupid to be able to answer my own questions . im gona need help . Question #1. If you have 10 pounds FALLING at 10 Mph how can you use that force to move up 1 pound UP at 100 Mph.

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  11. Started by Deathby,

    Uh lets have a fun "debate". Assuming it is possible for telekinesis and telepathy to exist, which would come first evolutionarily? Would the evolution of the first eventually lead to the second evolving? Is the first a necessary prerequisite (a question similar to the one before but slightly different). Just to be clear telepathy = talking using mental powers telekinesis = moving stuff with your mind and just for fun we can add a few more psychic powers such as firestarting (there was a term I just forgot) or future-sight. I hope this is in the right forum, not sure if it belongs in parascience, but I think it has more to do with evolution.

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  12. Started by esecallum,

    "A method and apparatus for destroying blood borne pathogens is disclosed which utilizes a low intensity direct current to generate positive particles from various metals which destroy viral pathogens. A first electrode comprised of a metal such as silver is inserted into a patient's venous system. Then, a second electrode is placed on the patient's exterior in the vicinity of the first electrode. A low intensity direct current is applied to the first metal electrode which releases silver cations to be bonded to the virus, resulting in the denaturing of the virus. The first electrode is placed in the venous system of the infected patient via a catheter". Dear Sirs…

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  13. Started by Silencer,

    http://www.cultdeadcow.com/cDc_files/cDc-0400.html

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  14. Started by zaphod,

    with all the particle physicians smashing atoms into bits to try to find different particles which would perhaps explain different physical phenomena.. would it be possible that there exists a sort of "particle" which drives life? has anybody ever tried smashing a few cultures of bacteria to see if anything unexcpected comes out?

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  15. Started by psi20,

    There's a ton of people who go to this site. Can anyone control their psychic abilities, enhanced senses, etc? If you can, want to share how? Any tips on how to become psychokinetic?

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  16. Started by chajazo,

    Talking about ghosts I went fishing to a lake and when I finish fishing it was at dusk and while walking to my car I was so scared. Somebody advised me to go back there and take pictures and I did went back. The pictures are amazing with many anomalies in each of the pics. I am posting one of those pics for you to analize and I have named this pick "tomcat" since you can see the face of some animal in it. I circle a few of the anomalies in it and there are more you can point in your replies if you wish, Regards chajazo

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  17. Started by slickinfinit,

    A dumb title question lol, but if we have been observed by a alien race for whatever reason I think they would show great intrest in our media culture and might even be fans to some of our entertainment from however long they have been watching we have been doin interesting things just for entertainment. I cant say anything about something I dont know (E.T) but I will state what I think and I cant see a advanced lifeform that wouldnt find Seinfeld funny lol. They might find it to be irrelevant but I dont think so because it is a major part of us and to study it would healp them learn more of us and I hope they are gettin clear free earth cable lol cause I aint lol.

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  18. Started by 5614,

    has anyone heard of the "Philadelphia experiment" where: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq21-1.htm i just saw a link to this from another site and a Google search on "Philadelphia Experiment" brings up plenty of very specific sites... so this doesnt look like a minor hoax, more a major hoax. i dont see how it could possibly be possible (esp. considering the technology of those days) so is this all just a big hoax? i assume so - but if so, why has it become seemingly almost legendary?

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  19. Dear Community, this is a sincere and objective request in order to really try and find out what is going on in the world and hopefully others will then be able to agree upon the findings and results. I will supply some facts here, major historical dates, and I am asking for a scientific and mathematical approach to deducing the most accurate range of probabilities to contend that these happenings are simply not precipitated from some wild "theory" or extraordinary "coincidence". Is that clear enough for everyone to understand this request? I hope so. For the sake of this analysis, please ignore the noted reference to prophecy in the document as many minds…

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  20. I am a person who believes death means death, the end of your life means u are no more and u only were. How can a being who was non-existent before birth exist after death for infinity, we live a short while and we die. I am not pleased by this but I cannot see a logical way I would exist as myself for a period of time so great numbers could not even measure it. The only hope I have in being completely wrong is I cant begin to explain why I am here and if that reason is something I am not understanding now, that would be fine. I am only one person with one view I would like to see what others think about this reality we will all face. Can it be logical to live forever?

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  21. NASA O'Keefe to resign! Hopefully, the new boss will kick the NASA science team morons out, and we will smell fowers !!!!!! Mars is selebrating But, he is going to become University Pres! Pseudoscience concervation law to be confirmed... http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/politics/10396016.htm es

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  22. Guest Richter
    Started by Guest Richter,

    Dear Sirs, I send you the next earthquake prediction for the World for 2004. Japan: 15th of September,8th of October,10th and 19th and 21th and 25th of November(maybe earthquake storm),7th and 19th of December Mongolia:28th of September Algeria:7th-8th of September,28th of October Greece: 17th and 27th of September,1st-2nd and 10th and 12th and 16th 29th of October(maybe earthquake storm),6th and 12th and 19th of November,19th of December Italy: 4th of September,14th and 27th of October,6th and 21,22,23,24,25 of Novenber(maybe earthquake storm),4th and 10th and 16th and 22th of December China: 14th of October, 7th of November, From 19th to 24th of Nove…

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  23. Hey All, this is my first post here as a newbie. Not much of a scince buff but I wonder if any of you guys know anything about this.Please allow me to insert a lengthy quote well worth reading. "It is logical that Nature has a memory; one day this will be demonstrated. Scientific research has already started; soon the sounding waves will be rearranged into images which will be perceptible on certain screens. Certain technical experiments about this matter already exist, then the tele-viewers of the whole world will see the origin of the human being, the history of the earth andof its root races. When that day arrives (a day that is not so distant), the Anti…

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  24. Started by psi20,

    I saw this on Unsolved Mysteries. A woman claims to be someone else. An unrelated man claims to be someone else. They claim to have swapped souls with someone else. They change their names. Interestingly, when I saw it, I thought to myself this is what happened a few years back. I became someone else. *It may be attributed to my having more than 5 different names when I was a kid. Assume that this isn't a false claim. What psychological term or idea is this called if someone believes they're someone else? Has this happened to you?

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  25. Started by memekiller,

    Alien-ated Youth They're the next step in human evolution. But they're just like everybody else. At first glance, they look like perfectly ordinary first-graders scribbling feverishly on the blackboard, but there is something striking about the boy's deep blue eyes that suggests a maturity well beyond his years. Jake's in advanced classes and already reading at a third-grade level. Jan is the quiet one, but has a presence that immediately draws attention. Her predilection is toward art, though at the moment she is choosing to write math equations on the board, erasing them as soon as she's completed each of her computations. Jake's mother is a teacher at this…

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